Shhh. I am about to say is something so radical that it will jangle every politically correct nerve in your body. And yet...it is true. The founding and traditional culture of the United States, its Judeo-Christian heritage and boots-on-the-ground decency is superior to all other cultures this world has produced. And it certainly beats the radical worldview (part Marxist, part Islamic, and all thug) that our political and media elites -- led by the president of the United States -- are imposing upon us.

Scream if you must -- but then think. Think about what former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain -- Christian and African-American -- and so many others recognize as "the greatest country in the world." Outside of the cocoons of condescension wrapping the university and urban strongholds of our trendy elites, this is recognized not as jingoism but truth. Cain insists that our "unparalleled freedom" and "innovative and industrious people" have combined with "exceptional" American traditions to produce the single country to which most people want to come. Columnist/talk show host Dennis Prager notes that American success, as defined by freedom and economic opportunity, "refutes" all that our leftist elites hold dear.

So what does this mean? It means that centuries of Americans have largely been making right choices. Judeo-Christian culture joins the ability to choose -- also known as free will, a gift from God -- with an emphasis on individual restraint and good behavior. Choices that reflect the virtues arising from restraint (such as a respect for individuals regardless of gender, race or religion) are better than those that do not. Some combinations of choices are objectively superior to others. The choices made over time in the United States have produced a culture of greater value

The Left would prefer that the whole world lived monolithically in grass huts (with them in charge, of course), than to allow any individual to be in a position of being able to stretch down a hand and lift another up.

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posted on 04/06/2011 3:59:19 AM PDT
by Pecos
(Liberty and Honor will not die on my watch.)

I am a little uncomfortable with this claim for two reasons. Why call it Judeo-Christian when in reality it is Christian? The Judeo-Christian part came to appease Jewish people who were persecuted in Europe and were anxious to fit in. Secondly, much of Europe and the West is based on Christian culture, but America alone stands for liberty. My main opposition to Europe and Latin America is that they hate us.

Nobody denies that. Technically, socialism is rooted in Catholic religion as well which is rooted in Judeo-Christian tradition too. I think America deserves more credit than the rest of the Western world which would all be socialist but for us. Even now, politicians in Europe win elections by calling themselves socialist. It wouldn’t work here. So there is something else about America. Ayn Rand was not religious, but her works have sold in huge numbers here.

I believe that most of our laws, before there were millions of them, were rooted in moral law, from the Bible. Not that we were original, English common law derived from the same place. Not all law, mind you but many.

Not so. That is Communism. In both cases, the economic ideas trump all other ideas. Early Christianity focused on charity, opposing interest rates (called it usury) and there is the famous verse against rich people entering heaven. The conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland was seen by Karl Marx as a war between land grabbers (allegedly, these were Protestants) and those who wanted to give land to the poor (Catholics).

“Do you mean that Jesus evolved away from Judaism religiously or philosophically? That he was born a Jew, grew up a Jew, but eventually left that remnant religion?”

Before He laid down His life, He was half Jewish human by blood line and the other half the nondenominational God.

After He came back from the dead He had a new spiritual body that I don’t think could be called Jewish. God tore the veil in th etemple in two when Christ expired, thus opening the way for us to come directly to God through Jesus.

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posted on 04/06/2011 5:08:19 AM PDT
by RoadTest
(Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)

“From the Catholic Encyclopedia (published originally in 1912): But, in order to understand fully what Socialism is and what it implies, it is necessary first to glance at the history of the movement, then to examine its philosophical and religious tendencies, and finally to consider how far these may be, and actually have proved to be, incompatible with Christian thought and life.”

For once I have to agree with the Catholic position.

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posted on 04/06/2011 5:10:25 AM PDT
by RoadTest
(Organized religion is no substitute for the relationship the living God wants with you.)

Do you mean that Jesus evolved away from Judaism religiously or philosophically? That he was born a Jew, grew up a Jew, but eventually left that remnant religion? Before He laid down His life, He was half Jewish human by blood line and the other half the nondenominational God. After He came back from the dead He had a new spiritual body that I dont think could be called Jewish. God tore the veil in th etemple in two when Christ expired, thus opening the way for us to come directly to God through Jesus.

I believe that Jesus is/was the Son of God and the Son of man; that He followed Gods will, came to earth, born of a virgin; He led a perfect, sinless life; laid His life down and died on the cross; was buried in a borrowed tomb; and rose again on the third day; He ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God and will return to this earth.

In His words He came to find that which was lost - the Jewish nation, the people of God. He was rejected and His salvation was extended to all. Jesus the man was a Jew. And when one accepts Him as Savior, one is grafted into the vine, the vine of Gods people.

If you say that I am just defending my beliefs, so be it. But to try to ‘teach’ me that what is above is wrong, well, you would be wasting your time and this forums bandwidth.

If you will not consider that that which I have written is true, then you do not wish to ‘learn’ either.

And when one accepts Him as Savior, one is grafted into the vine, the vine of Gods people.

Just a matter of imagery, but we're grafted, as wild olive branches, into the cultivated tree of Israel, according to Paul (Romans 11:24). Jesus spoke about himself as the vine and our necessity of abiding in him as productive branches.

I believe that Jesus is/was the Son of God and the Son of man; that He followed Gods will, came to earth, born of a virgin; He led a perfect, sinless life; laid His life down and died on the cross; was buried in a borrowed tomb; and rose again on the third day; He ascended to heaven and sits at the right hand of God and will return to this earth.

Accepted.

In His words He came to find that which was lost - the Jewish nation, the people of God. He was rejected and His salvation was extended to all. Jesus the man was a Jew. And when one accepts Him as Savior, one is grafted into the vine, the vine of Gods people.

Can you show me exactly which verse of scripture you are referring to? I think I know, but I want to be certain. Also, can you define Jew for me so that we're not talking at cross purposes?

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